THIRD AND DATA

NFL draft

USCTrojans

The last 5 drafts, newest on the right. A draft year runs one behind its football season — the 2026 draft is the 2025 team.

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2002–2006

Selections per draft

27 across 5 drafts

Counted from zero, so the height of a point is its share of this team's best draft here.

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Selections by position

27 across 2002–2006

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 16 · Defense 11.

Draft selections by position group across 2002–2006: Quarterbacks 3, Running backs 5, Receivers 3, Tight ends 1, Offensive line 4, Defensive line 5, Linebackers 2, Defensive backs 4

2002

2001 Pete Carroll

2 selections

  1. 3-20Kris Richard—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  2. 6-03Chris Cash—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back

2003

2002 Pete Carroll

5 selections

  1. 1-01Carson Palmer—No recruiting profile foundQuarterback
  2. 1-16Troy Polamalu—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  3. 3-32Justin Fargas—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  4. 6-30Kareem Kelly—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver
  5. 7-04Malaefou MacKenzie—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back

2004

2003 Pete Carroll

4 selections

  1. 1-20Kenechi Udeze—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  2. 2-20Jacob Rogers—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Tackle
  3. 2-30Keary Colbert—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver
  4. 4-06Will Poole—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back

2005

2004 Pete Carroll

5 selections

  1. 1-10Mike Williams—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver
  2. 1-31Mike Patterson—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  3. 2-05Shaun Cody—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  4. 2-13Lofa Tatupu—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker
  5. 7-16Matt Cassel—No recruiting profile foundQuarterback

2006

2005 Pete Carroll

11 selections

  1. 1-02Reggie Bush—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  2. 1-10Matt Leinart—No recruiting profile foundQuarterback
  3. 2-07Winston Justice—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Tackle
  4. 2-09Deuce Lutui—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard
  5. 2-13LenDale White—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  6. 3-27Frostee Rucker—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  7. 3-29Dominique Byrd—No recruiting profile foundTight End
  8. 4-04Darnell Bing—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker
  9. 5-30David Kirtman—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  10. 6-35LaJuan Ramsey—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  11. 7-09Fred Matua—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 0 of 27 picks in this range could be matched: CFBD's links between draft picks and recruiting profiles thin out before the 2013 draft and are absent before 2009, so an em dash here usually means the link is missing rather than that the player was unrated.